Report: Bears trying to deal Julius Peppers

Summary of 7 articles · Updated Mar 11, 2014

The Chicago Bears released veteran defensive end Julius Peppers on Tuesday. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bears are seeking to deal defensive end Julius Peppers. And then there are the Bears’ Pro Bowl players: defensive end Julius Peppers could … (more)be released or, though the odds remain slim, traded. Peppers made $53.5 million in four seasons. Peppers was the only potential future Hall of Famer cut on Tuesday. His compensation and age work against any deal, making Peppers a logical candidate to be released if a trade cannot be completed. So the cap space cleared by parting ways with Peppers should be more than sufficient to bring back Tillman, McCown and Melton if the club so chooses.

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